diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgPropertyLink.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgPropertyLink.cpp
index f00a7915f0..4c510f0272 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgPropertyLink.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgPropertyLink.cpp
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ void DlgPropertyLink::init(const App::DocumentObjectT &prop, bool tryFilter) {
         singleParent = true;
     } else if (propLink->isDerivedFrom(App::PropertyLink::getClassTypeId())) {
         singleSelect = true;
+    } else if (propLink->isDerivedFrom(App::PropertyLinkSubList::getClassTypeId())) {
+        allowSubObject = true;
     }
 
     if(App::PropertyXLink::supportXLink(propLink)) {
@@ -572,7 +574,7 @@ QTreeWidgetItem *DlgPropertyLink::findItem(
     onItemExpanded(itDoc->second);
 
     auto it = itemMap.find(obj);
-    if(it == itemMap.end())
+    if(it == itemMap.end() || it->second->isHidden())
         return 0;
 
     if(!allowSubObject) {